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Originally Posted by taustin
You might think that, but contracts for new writers (which she signed with them for the 1st HP book, and possibly the 2nd and 3rd at the same time, that's not uncommon) are often . . . not very favorable to the writer. In fact, they're often outright screw jobs. Once you've got one (or three) books of a series with one publisher, it's generally a bad idea to switch. And there may have been a right of first refusal on any new books in the series for said publisher.
In any event, it's not at all uncommon, especially for a writer looking to do "something different" than what they're known for. Lois McMaster Bujold is a loyal Baen author, but when she wanted to do some fantasy (rather than science fiction) she went to a different publisher "just because." And when she went back to science fiction, she went back to Baen.
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If you're talking about the Chalion series and IIRC, Bujold "auctioned" the idea and Eos offered the deal that she liked the best. Rowling could have done the same thing.